2021 Best Affordable Colleges in North Dakota for Students from Saudi Arabia

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Value Colleges for Saudi Arabian Students in North Dakota ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across North Dakota to determine which were the best for Saudi Arabian students in North Dakota. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in North Dakota for Students from Saudi Arabia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

$15,037 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.9% International Students

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best affordable school for Saudi Arabian students in North Dakota in this year’s ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 2,097 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and Japan come to UND to study. International students at UND can expect to pay, on average, about $15,037 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $18,968 per year.

Full University of North Dakota Report

2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

$14,876 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.9% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 2,568 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 4.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at North Dakota State University are India, China, and Bangladesh. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at North Dakota State University runs, on average, about $14,876. Graduate students pay around $12,028 a year in average tuition and fees.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.